Tuesday, April 22, 2014

THE LATEST AND GREATEST WITH US

I didn’t realize it's been so long since I've blogged. My apologies. What can I say, I get busy sometimes. Don't judge. So I'll do my best to catch you up.

We've had some wonderful, fun, super duper stuff going on, along with some not-so-good, stressing me out, frustrating the freak out of me stuff occurring. Today I'd like to blog about the wonderful, fun, super duper stuff. I'm sure you'd rather hear about that anyway. The #1 wonderful, all important, super duper thing: Colby is healthy. Knocking on wood, letting out a sigh of relief, crossing my fingers, and would rub on a rabbit's foot if I had one. That's really what matters first and foremost. You know the saying, if Colby ain't healthy, ain't nobody happy, or something like that. But anyway, he's doing great and I'm so thankful for that. Lots of SMA kiddos have been fighting sinus gunk, upper respiratory crap and hospital stays. We've been able to avoid it so far this season. Hope that streak continues.

Our Easter was great for the most part. The ex came over last Thursday and decorated eggs with Colby. I swear when that man opens his mouth and speaks, I have no doubt why we're no longer married. I could have eaten nails by the time he left, but Colby enjoyed it, and that's what matters. Note to self, don’t use the glitter packet included in the decorating kit, it gets everywhere! Saturday we packed up and went to Mom and Kenny's for some Easter festivities. The weather was perfect, so Mom and I took Colby for a long walk around the subdivision. Later that night we assembled and decorated our first ever bunny cake. Mom, Colby and I were slapping icing, coconut and jelly beans on that cake like crazy fools. Colby actually paid attention and participated. That was a nice change. Saturday night the rest of the fam came over and brought their new, adorable boxer puppies for Colby to see. They were the cutest little things ever, until they started chewing on Colby's ear and vent tubing. We didn't make it to church on Easter morning. Mr. Colby was up jabbering at 5AM, so I was up with him for over an hour trying to get him back to bed, which he never did by the way. After 6AM, I was like screw this, I'm going back to sleep. Then I overslept, and we couldn't get up and ready for church on time. My mom even ironed Colby's slacks and shirt for church, and we didn't go! Oh well, that's okay, we're going to a wedding this weekend, and he can wear his crisply pressed outfit then. Then the fam came back over and we had lunch. Then it was time to pack it all back up and head home. It was a lot to cram into a 28-hour stay, but I'm so glad we went. It was definitely worth the hassle of packing, unpacking, packing and unpacking again.   

Yesterday Colby had a field trip to Camp Crooked Creek. His school goes every year, but for some reason this was the first time Colby has been able to go. It's about 30 minutes away, so I thought it would be best if I tagged along on this adventure. So the nurse, Colby and I followed the bus down there. Turns out it was a beautiful day, and I was really impressed with how the camp was run. The volunteers were really sweet. Two thumbs up, CCC! They had adapted archery, so Colby was able to shoot a bow and arrow for the first time. Then he had assistance with shooting a BB gun at aluminum cans. So nice to see him doing "boy stuff." He also went fishing. That was a bust, no catch for us. Did an arts and crafts project. Hung out in a drum circle and got a chance to play the instruments. Then it was time to head home. Overall it was a great experience, and I hope he gets to go again next school year.

Today was a typical busy Tuesday. Colby is still Skyping with my niece's class. I love Colby getting exposure to other, more typical classrooms. Sometimes he acts like he likes it, sometimes he doesn't, but that's my Colby. Tuesdays are also swimming days, and that leads to sleepy Tuesday nights. That therapeutic water wears us all out.

So that about sums up the last few days for us. Very busy. Very fun. Very thankful for the things that are going right in our lives. Tomorrow's blog will be another story. Just kidding. Yes, we do have a couple of flies in the ointment, but I'm trying to get them worked out. Trying. Not successfully, but sure am trying. That'll be tomorrow's blog. Come back for more then. Bye for now.

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